Day #5: Your Dreams
One of my favorite Disney songs goes, "A dream is a wish your heart makes, when you're fast asleep. In dreams you will lose your heartaches, whatever you wish for you keep."
While I don't believe all of the dreams I dream are my innermost desires (because really, I'm pretty sure I don't secretly wish to be driven off a cliff, or trapped in my house with a murderer), some of the things I dream about I wish would happen. My dreams are incredibly lifelike, and often times, I have confused a situation that happened in my dream and with reality. Afterwards, I think about how the dream seems all fuzzy and I wonder why I ever thought it was real, but during it, it might as well be real life. I had some of the strangest dreams growing up . . . and a lot of them were recurring. One of the most memorable ones in my mind I had for years, even into my teenage years.
In the dream, my family had just gotten on the Pirates of the Caribbean ride at Disney land. However, towards the end, the fake flames turned into real ones, and we had to jump out of the boat and swim to safety. There was only one way out though, and it was slowly being engulfed by flames. Well, there was a mad rush to try and get out, and my dream always ended with my family all getting out, and me being left behind just as the flames totally covered the tiny way out.
Another dream I had a lot when I was a teenager shows what a nerd I am. For some reason that I never quite remember, I got send to jail. I sit in the cell just crying and crying, and the only thing I ever remember saying is, "Now BYU will never accept me if I've been sent to jail."
Obviously, that dream never came true. Since, I'm here. At BYU. With a clean criminal record.
Beyond dreams that come from sleeping, I have other dreams. Those things that I know I want more than anything in the world, but haven't happened yet. Some of the are silly, some are not. Some are more in reach than others. But where's the fun in not having any dreams that are totally outlandish? While some of my dreams haven't happened yet, I'm excited for the day they do, but I'm grateful for the things I've wanted so much, that actually came to pass.
3 comments:
Love the new blog look!
I know dreams can not be my inner most desires because seriously, I dream about the most random and odd things. They never, ever make sense. Haha.
That's hilarious, you're in jail and you're only worried about BYU accepting you? hahaha
Good point, Janet! haha!! Katie, how come you never told me about the scary Pirates of the Caribbean dream? That's what you get for going to all those pirates of the Caribbean movies!
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